Brawny 'Captain America' saved by 'skinny steve'

The serum transforms him into a strong and able soldier named Captain America, and he leads the U.S. Army in its fight against the Nazis.

Actor Chris Evans, who plays the title character in Friday's release of “Captain America: The First Avenger,” put on 15 lbs. of muscle to play the role.

The problem: he got too big for Steve Rodgers. Solution: “Skinny Steve.”

Having literally built Evans into what the film's director Joe Johnston called “the perfect human specimen,” the movie makers had to figure out how the 6 ft. tall actor with the muscled-up physique could convincingly portray the pre-serum Steve Rogers, a scrawny kid of a mere 90-something lbs.

Hollywood has dealt with on screen body changes in many ways over the years. The cast and crew of the 2000 film “Cast Away” took a year-long break so its star, Tom Hanks — who first gained 50 lbs. for the role — could drop weight to look like he'd been stranded on a tropical island for years.

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